Fair Food WA

Fair Food WA works to address food insecurity in WA. This cross-sector committee, brings together government, university and not-for-profits to secure healthy food for all people in the community.

The purpose of Fair Food WA is to:

• Address food insecurity in Western Australia;
• Advocate for the needs of consumers of food relief, including access to safe, dignified, nutritious and culturally appropriate food; and
• Represent the interests of the charity food sector and contribute to improved outcomes across the spectrum of food supply and distribution systems.

Formerly known as the Food Relief Planning Group, Fair Food WA (FFWA) was established in 2017 to develop a strategic charity food relief framework in Western Australia (WA). This work was auspiced by the WA Council of Social Service (WACOSS), the Peak body for the community service sector.

The Food Relief Planning group launched the Food Relief Framework in 2019 and generated a range of solutions-focused outcomes for WA’s charity and food relief sector. Following the intersectoral roundtable hosted by Premier McGowan in early 2020, the group rebranded to Fair Food WA and applied the Framework findings in a practical way during COVID-19 and multiple disaster events. To date, application of the Framework has been successful and helped refine the focus of FFWA. 

FFWA was awarded the Moore Australia (WA) Gold Award for Best Practice in Collaboration Between Government and any other organisation at the 2021 IPAA Awards.